List of heavyweight bare-knuckle boxing champions
The following is a list of bare-knuckle boxers who earned a title in the heavyweight division.
Reign Began |
Reign Ended |
Champion |
Recognition |
|---|---|---|---|
1719 |
1730 |
James Figg |
England |
1734 |
1750 |
Jack Broughton |
England |
1750 |
1760 |
Jack Slack |
England |
1760 |
1761 |
Bill Stevens |
England |
1761 |
1762 |
George Meggs |
England |
1762 |
1765 |
George Millsom |
England |
1765 |
1766 |
Tom Juchau |
England |
1765 |
1776 |
Peter Corcoran |
Great Britain |
1766 |
1769 |
William Darts |
England |
1769 |
1769 |
Tom Lyons |
England |
1776 |
1779 |
Harry Sellers |
England |
1779 |
1779 |
Duggan Fearns |
England |
1783 |
1791 |
Tom Johnson |
England |
1791 |
1794 |
Benjamin Brain |
England |
1794 |
1795 |
Daniel Mendoza |
England |
1795 |
1796 |
John Jackson |
England |
1796 |
1797 |
Tom Owen |
England |
1797 |
1800 |
Jack Bartholomew |
England |
1800 |
1805 |
Jem Belcher |
England |
1805 |
1807 |
Hen Pearce |
England |
1807 |
1808 |
John Gully |
England |
1808 |
1822 |
Tom Cribb |
World |
1823 |
1824 |
Tom Spring |
England |
1823 |
1824 |
Tom Cannon |
England |
1825 |
1832 |
Jem Ward |
England |
1827 |
1827 |
Peter Crawley |
England |
1833 |
1837 |
Samuel O'Rourke |
Ireland/USA |
1833 |
1839 |
James Burke |
England |
1839 |
1850 |
William Thompson |
England |
1841 |
1851 |
Tom Hyer |
USA |
1850 |
1851 |
William Perry |
England |
1851 |
1856 |
Harry Broome |
England |
1853 |
1859 |
John Morrissey |
USA |
1856 |
1858 |
Tom Paddock |
England |
1858 |
1860 |
Tom Sayers |
England |
1863 |
1863 |
Tom King |
England |
1863 |
1865 |
Joe Coburn |
USA |
1866 |
1871 |
Jem Mace |
England |
1869 |
1873 |
Mike McCoole |
USA |
1873 |
1876 |
Tom Allen |
USA |
1876 |
1880 |
Joe Goss |
USA |
1879 |
1883 |
Larry Foley |
Australia |
1880 |
1882 |
Paddy Ryan |
USA |
1882 |
1889 |
John L. Sullivan |
USA |
See also
- List of bare-knuckle boxers